“I quit my job.” That’s what Mavis Wanczykin said when she claimed the 758.8 million dollar prize. My question today: if you had won, what would you have said? Now for the answer to last week’s Mystery Question: Which is the false statement: A longtime employee for a state court system accidentally butt-dialed a Post reporter – yukking it …
What Would You Do?
A friend and I drove to nearby Tupelo, Mississippi, yesterday, and on the way, we talked about the lottery. You know, the one that’s now $541,900,000.00. (Thank you, Edward, for pointing out I didn’t have enough zeros. No one has ever asked me to balance their checkbook) And as thoughts sometimes do, one hit me upside the head. If I …
Playing with Fire
This past week I spent time at Destin with my family, so my blog post is a little short. 🙂 I had no idea the waves could get so high down there. I almost thought I was in Hawaii! Last week’s Mystery Question. Which one of the following technologies is incorrect? Generic property marker: a water-based solution that can be …
Crime Doesn’t Pay
I am excited to report I’ve just finished my novella for The Kill Zone: Ten Deadly Thrillers! It was satisfying to finish Andi and Will’s story from Justice Delayed. I’m anxious to discover what my readers think about their wrap-up. I had intended to follow up on their story in the next Memphis cold case book, Justice Buried, but that story had a mind …
Slugburger History
As I promised last week, here’s a little history on the slugburger. But first, the answer to last week’s mystery question is #2. Quite a few of you got the correct answer. Now onto the slugburger. John Weeks grew up in Chicago and moved to Corinth, Mississippi, in 1917 with his four brothers, bringing with him a hamburger recipe that he …
Would you eat a Slugburger?
Last weekend our small town had a Slugburger Festival. We had things like music, amusement park rides, and an eating contest where more than a hundred and fifty people gathered around the tables during the ten-minute competition to see who could eat the most slugburgers. Now, you may be wondering just what a slugburger is, and that is the Mystery …
Human Trafficking: What to Look For
I’ve started REVENGE, my novella with Andi Hollister and Will Kincade, characters from Justice Delayed. It will deal with Andi’s drug addiction and touch on human trafficking. The book that will follow will deal with the subject in greater depth. The working title for that book (the fourth Memphis Cold Case Novel) is Justice Delivered. While I’m excited to write both, as I …
What’s Your Fave Genre?
I drove to Chattanooga this past weekend and while a lot of people don’t like traveling alone, I actually enjoy it. It gives me time to think, pray for those on my lists, and just let my mind wander. And it wandered to the different types of books I’ve been reading. I’m basically a mystery/suspense/romantic suspense reader, but lately, I’ve …
Excuses, Excuses
I’ve always said everyone should own rental property in their lifetime. “Why?” might you ask. For one thing, you’ll have stories to write a blog about, and another, you wouldn’t believe the excuses people come up with when they don’t have the rent. More on the last one later, but first a story. One of the houses we once rented out was …
Research in a Cemetery
This past weekend I went to a cemetery. Not just any old cemetery, but one in the heart of downtown Memphis. Elmwood Cemetery, eighty acres of beautiful old trees, and isn’t that a beautiful old white oak? It’s the oldest active cemetery in Memphis and was the burial place of over 1400 people who died in the Yellow Fever epidemic in …